Point Of View In The Lottery By Shirley Jackson

In Shirley Jackson’s story “The Lottery”, the point of view of the reader is integral to the story’s process of being told by making sure in the opposite of dramatic irony the characters know more than the reader does. This allows for subtle hints to be strategically placed throughout the story so upon a further read the reader has a further appreciation for the literary art that is The Lottery. The story starts with a scene with the children of their small little town, which upon a person’s second read can see that something so innocent as children “ma[king] a great pile of stones” can later be known as the children gathering the rocks to later stone one of their neighbours. Another way in which the point of view in this story is important